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[prince_of_beasts]

A synthesized woman's voice picks up the call.

"Your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system. Two - Zero - Two - Nine - One - Eight - Two - One - Three - Two -- is not available now. At the tone, please record your message. When you've finished recording, you may hang up or press the # key for more options."

Dimitri hasn't figured out how to customize the thing yet.

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[prince_of_beasts]

Even knowing the consequences.
After all, it won't be permanent.

It will undo what Arcadia did to him, and that isn't not part of his reasoning. But Ossie doesn't need that reminder, and Dimitri doesn't want to think about it.

I will. As soon as I can get Dedue to let me go. :)

[ossie_oswald]

And you understand that I cannot come with you?

I know that you wouldn't ask it of me, and I do feel like I ought to, but I can't.

Please do extend our invitation to Dedue to weather the excursion at ours. Waiting will be an easier prospect with company, I should imagine.

[prince_of_beasts]

Of course. I never expected you would.
I think I said to you - some time ago - that if everyone went to war there'd soon be no one left.
So please don't be hard on yourself.
We need someone to come home to.

-- Oh.

'Home' is a crisis Dimitri will be deferring until later. As soon as the dead stop shouting.

Through the stabbing headache, he types,

Thank you.Ill let him know.